I agree web2py needs a good CMS. The problem is that different people expect different things from a CMS. Some time ago I posted code for web2cms but nobody has contributed to it. :-( Now I am trying put some of that logic into auth.wiki()
On Tuesday, 31 July 2012 10:21:24 UTC-5, Luther Goh Lu Feng wrote: > > I wish to share that imho one of the strengths of web2py is its dedication > towards backwards compatibility. This is something not frequently found in > other frameworks, eg in Django or in Drupal. > > Therefore, I believe that if a web2py project, be it CMS or otherwise > gains a sufficient following, it could possibly be very successful. > > Just my 5c > > On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 9:40:15 PM UTC+8, Mariano Reingart wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Mariano Reingart <reing...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Tim Michelsen >> > <timmichel...@gmx-topmail.de> wrote: >> >>> Instant Press is built by @Martin and I dont know if he gets >> contribution >> >>> Movu.ca is built by @rochacbruno (me) and I did not get too much >> >>> contribution (two or 3 people helped with ideas and translations) >> >> >> >> Do you think muvuca could be staffed with the features shown in >> Mezzanine (I >> >> haven't know it before nor used it): >> >> >> >> Hierarchical page navigation >> >> Save as draft and preview on site >> >> Scheduled publishing >> >> Drag-and-drop page ordering >> >> WYSIWYG editing >> >> In-line page editing >> >> Drag-and-drop HTML5 forms builder with CSV export >> >> SEO friendly URLs and meta data >> >> Shopping cart module (Cartridge) >> >> Configurable dashboard widgets >> >> Blog engine >> >> Tagging >> >> User accounts and profiles with email verification >> >> Translated to over 20 languages >> >> Sharing via Facebook or Twitter >> > >> > Please, take a look at web2conf: >> > >> > https://code.google.com/p/web2conf/ >> > >> > It has many of your requested features (wyswyg online editor, >> > navigation bar, user profiles, twitter and blog/rss integration, >> > schedule/ratings, translations). We are adding something similar to a >> > shopping cart for the registration system. >> > Some features are made with plugins and/or are reusable outside the >> > conference management system. >> > >> > If there is enough interest, we could improve and make it a general >> CMS. >> > Also, there are many companies and professionals that can be hired to >> > develop such a project, or contributing to existing ones. >> > A fundraising would be a good option to start this. >> > >> >> BTW, measuring "community" is difficult. >> >> For example, django has a larger community here in Argentina, but >> earlier web-conference projects like PyCon-Tech failed to gain such >> traction anyway, and current alternatives are too complex IMHO and >> needs highly experienced developers. >> >> I would also take into consideration maintainability (backward >> compatibility, all-inclusive real full-stack features, compact code, >> etc.) >> Maybe you have to program a little more, but believe me, you will have >> a better control of the situation, specially when you need to extend >> or scale the app. >> As someone told before, most of the features of a CMS are simple to >> implement in web2py, maybe that's why there aren't many big and >> complex projects. >> >> >> I've made a blog post about this, telling the history of web2conf in >> Argentina (in Spanish, sorry): >> >> >> http://pyconar.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/sitio-web-de-pycon-argentina-un-poco-de.html >> >> >> In brief, I've made a mistake selecting PyCon-Tech in 2009 for our >> first conference. >> As it was built in django (and used by PyConUS), I thought it have >> enough community to at least fix bugs and survive. >> I was wrong. >> The project literally died and we even lost the web sites (django >> 0.96, unmaitained, eat up all of our server memory) >> Hopefully, with web2py, we could resurrect our old websites and go >> ahead the last two years. >> >> You can see it running here: >> >> http://ar.pycon.org/2012 >> >> Best regards, >> >> Mariano Reingart >> http://www.sistemasagiles.com.ar >> http://reingart.blogspot.com >> > --
